MCQ
Identify the organic compound which, on heating with strong solution of $NaOH$, partly converted into an acid salt and partly into alcohol
- ABenzyl alcohol
- BAcetaldehyde
- CAcetone
- ✓Benzaldehyde
✓
Answer
Correct option: D.
Benzaldehyde
d
(d) $2{C_6}{H_5}CHO\xrightarrow{{50\% \,NaOH}}{C_6}{H_5}COONa + $ ${C_6}{H_5}C{H_2}OH$
(d) $2{C_6}{H_5}CHO\xrightarrow{{50\% \,NaOH}}{C_6}{H_5}COONa + $ ${C_6}{H_5}C{H_2}OH$
It is Cannizzaro’s reaction.
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